In its evaluation report on the state of play of the European Energy Union, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) warns that it is essential to accelerate developments in energy policies and asks the European Commission to adopt a number of specific economic, social and environmental measures.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) points out that a strong, diversified banking system with regional and community banks is essential for Europe's future, stressing that European banks will play a key role in the post-COVID-19 economic recovery.
Le Comité économique et social européen et le Conseil économique, social et environnemental de France co-organisent le débat «La conférence sur l’avenir de l’Europe et le rôle des conseils économiques et sociaux», qui aura lieu le mercredi 9 septembre de 17 heures à 18 h 30 en liaison vidéo depuis Bruxelles et Paris.
EESC President Luca Jahier sends letters of condolence and solidarity to Lebanon, addressing HE Mr Fadi Hajali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Head of Mission (EU), Mission of the Lebanese Republic to the European Union and Mr Charles Arbid, President of the Economic and Social Council of Lebanon.
At its July plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an opinion on the latest annual report issued by the European Commission on the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), covering 2018. The EESC outlines the key role of trade in "promoting a sustainable economic recovery and allowing companies to rebuild and re-organise their disrupted value chains". At the same time, it regrets that civil society's monitoring work remains "largely absent" from the implementation report.
Fostering competitiveness, innovation and job creation should be a priority in global regulatory cooperation through a renewed multilateral trading scheme, says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its opinion, initiated by Georgi Stoev and Thomas Student and adopted by the EESC plenary in July.
The new, long-awaited, five-year strategy should be updated and implemented without delay, to help prevent any further erosion of gender equality caused by the pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has created the conditions for circular products and services to become the norm in Europe, says the EESC. In a recent opinion on the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan, the EESC urges lawmakers to ensure the circular economy finds a place and resources in the overall "greenprint" for Europe's recovery.
En su respuesta al Libro Blanco de la Comisión Europea sobre la inteligencia artificial, que se aprobó en el pleno del CESE del 16 de julio, el Comité Económico y Social Europeo (CESE) señala que el reconocimiento biométrico para las aplicaciones de rastreo no debería tener cabida en el enfoque antropocéntrico europeo de la inteligencia artificial (IA).
Por primera vez, tenemos una auténtica estrategia que puede servir para que Europa reafirme su soberanía industrial, afirma el CESE en su dictamen recientemente adoptado sobre la propuesta deUn nuevo modelo de industria para Europa. Pero todavía sigue siendo necesario un plan de acción claro con medidas prácticas a corto, medio y largo plazo para que se logren sus objetivos.
